If you are driving along and see you on a collision course with another vehicle, then you and most reasonable people would take action. You’d brake, adjust your course, or do whatever is necessary to avoid that collision. The same would apply if it were a pedestrian or motorcyclist.
So why do so many drivers crash into other road users? Why do they not take action to avoid it? Here are three possible reasons:
1. They are going too fast to do anything about it
A speeding driver may see they are on course to hit someone, but not be able to do much about it. The faster someone is going, the less time they have to process things and react to them. If they had gone slower they would have had more time to avoid the collision.
2. They were not looking
Have you ever watched as a driver pulled out into your path, seemingly oblivious to your presence? Or gone to walk across a pedestrian crossing only for a car to drive straight over it as if you were not there?
Some drivers don’t see the dangers ahead because they are not looking. They are looking at their screen or passengers instead. Or caught up in a daydream and oblivious to the world around them.
3. They are drunk or drugged
Drivers affected by the substances they have consumed may crash straight into someone for a mixture of reasons. Maybe their vision is blurred so they do not notice the person. Perhaps they are so high that their brain does not compute the reality of what is about to happen. Or maybe their reactions are slowed and they don’t press the brakes until it’s too late.
It’s not always easy to decipher why a crash occurred. Getting help to work it out could help you get the compensation you need.
